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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1945944, member: 19463&quot;]I assume the RIC 1/3 idea comes from relative weights.&nbsp; I only have one certain fraction of Maxentius.&nbsp; It weighs 2.3g but is considerably corroded/worn so may be the half follis as it is listed.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]338820[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My folles of Maxentius range from 5.9 to 7.3g with one exception.&nbsp; The coin below only weighs 4.4g.&nbsp; I can not explain it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]338821[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is, however, the only of my Maxentius &#039;folles&#039; that has a single figure reverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; The others either have buildings or scenes with the Dioscuri and horses.&nbsp; The three I have with Dioscuri are 5.9, 6.2 and 6.4g.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]338823[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The buildings range from&nbsp; 6.2 to 7.3g. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]338824[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;This overlap suggests to me that those two groups were intended to be the same thing (I assume whole folles).&nbsp; Was the Victory a 2/3?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All this obviously requires study of thousands of coins not my handful.&nbsp; I have not even allowed for the variations by mint which probably play a large part in the weight variations.&nbsp; I have trouble accepting the large number of denominations required by having a 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 without markings so tend to accept CNG&#039;s calling the 1/3 pieces of RIC 1/4.&nbsp; All this requires study by someone bigger than me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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